346 THE BOOK OP ROSES. 



1 7. Prince of Salerno. 



Shrub, not very high. 



Branches, thick and not long ; armed with short thorns. 



Thorns, almost straight, rare, not stipulary. 



Leaves, of an apple-green, pale underneath, thick and 

 firm. 



Leaflets, from three to seven, oval-pointed, toothed ; 

 the terminal leaflet larger than the- rest. 



Flowers, sometimes solitary, often united in clusters 

 of three or five ; erect, two inches wide, full, well- 

 formed ; of a lilac-pink. 



18. The Coccine. 

 Tea Rose of Cels. 



Shrub, pretty vigorous, slightly armed. 



Leaves, of a purplish green on the upper surface, of a 



variable purple on the under. 

 Leaflets, three or five ; oval, regularly toothed. 

 Flowers, well-formed, middle-sized ; deep purple ; very 



fragrant. 



HYBRID TEA ROSES. 



1. Duke of Choiseul. 



Shrub, very vigorous ; branches thick and erect. 

 Flowerstalks, glandulous. 

 Tube of calyx, very short, thick, glandulous. 

 Flowers, large, full, regular, fragrant ; red in the cen- 

 tre, pale at the circumference. 



2. Brown's Hybrid Tea Rose. 



Branches, slender, more glandulous, less thorny, and 

 with smaller thorns than the preceding. 



Leaflets, paler, narrower, and less glossy. 



Flowers, large, full, regular, fragrant ; red in the cen- 

 tre, pale at the circumference. 



